Value Added Tax

Mr. Newton
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report the percentage rates of VAT levied on the sale of theatre tickets in each of the EEC States; and how these rates compare with the standard rates levied in those states.

Mr. Robert Sheldon
The information is as follows: ----------------
|Belgium       |
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|Denmark       |
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|France        |
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|Germany       |
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|Holland       |
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|Ireland       |
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|Italy         |
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|Luxembourg    |
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|United Kingdom|
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